Kai‐Uwe Hinrichs

Novel Extended Tetraether Lipids Found in a High-CO2 Geyser

The paper identifies novel extended tetraether lipids in a high-CO2 geyser, suggesting their role in membrane adaptation to extreme conditions.

Metabolic controls on the carbon isotope fractionations of bacterial fermentation

This paper investigates carbon isotope fractionations in bacterial fermentation products and shows they can serve as isotopic signatures for studying fermentation in both modern and ancient environments.

Unravelling Plankton Adaptation in Global Oceans through the Analysis of Lipidomes

The paper analyzes a global lipidomics dataset to reveal how marine plankton adapt their lipidomes to environmental stressors, identifying distinct lipid clusters linked to temperature, light, and nutrient conditions.

A novel quinone biosynthetic pathway illuminates the evolution of aerobic metabolism

The paper identifies a novel ancestral high redox potential quinone, methyl-plastoquinone, and shows its evolutionary origin predates the Great Oxygenation Event.